Election Commission
Schedule for bye-elections to fill casual vacancy in the Lok Sabha from Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and State Legislative Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal – Regarding.
The Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill vacancies as per the programme mentioned as under after taking into consideration various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc.
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Poll Events
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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03.05.2018 
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Last Date of Nominations
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10.05.2018 
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Date for Scrutiny of Nominations
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11.05.2018 
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Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures
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14.05.2018 
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Date of Poll
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28.05.2018 
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Date of Counting
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31.05.2018 
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Date before which election shall be completed
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02.06.2018 
There are clear vacancies in the Lok Sabha from Parliamentary Constituencies of various States, which need to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number & Name of Parliamentary Constituency
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Maharashtra
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11 – Bhandara-Gondiya
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2
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Maharashtra
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22 – Palghar 
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3
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Nagaland
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Nagaland
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4
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Uttar Pradesh
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2 - Kairana
There are clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of various States, which need to be filled up:
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Sl. No.
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State
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Number & Name of Assembly Constituency
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1
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Bihar
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50 – Jokihat
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2
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Jharkhand
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34 – Gomia
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3
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Jharkhand
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61 – Silli
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4
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Kerala
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110 – Chengannur
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5
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Maharashtra
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285 – Palus Kadegaon
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6
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Meghalaya
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53 – Ampati 
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7
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Punjab
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32 – Shahkot
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8
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Uttarakhand
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05 – Tharali 
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9
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Uttar Pradesh
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24 – Noorpur
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10
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West Bengal
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155 – Maheshtala
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls for all the aforesaid Lok Sabha and Assembly Constituencies have been finally published w.r.t 01.01.2018.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES  and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned bye- elections at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards  shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the Electoral Rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said bye-elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district in which the whole or any part of the Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/6/INST2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 . The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the State concerned.
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